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Clark has understandably been overshadowed by Kevin McGonigle’s meteoric rise in Detroit’s system, but he remains one of the most promising talents in the fantasy landscape. The former third-overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft is hitting .278 (5-for-18) with three doubles, one RBI and three steals through five games to open the year. He figures to arrive in the Motor City later this summer as the Tigers’ center fielder of the future.

Castro requires a trip back to the minors to free up a spot on New York’s roster for ace Max Fried to return from the injured list for the second game of Wednesday’s doubleheader against Pittsburgh. The 27-year-old has allowed one run over 2 1/3 innings in the big leagues this season.

Okamoto has been one of the few bright spots in a mostly nightmarish campaign for the Blue Jays. It’s his first off day since June 30. It’ll be rookie Sean Keys handling the hot corner in his place.

Piñango is in left field and hitting fifth for Wednesday’s series finale against the division-rival Rays. The 24-year-old old rookie is a bit of a defensive liability, but he’s got some thunder in his bat, which the Blue JHays could certainly use.

Van Eyk returns to Toronto’s low-leverage relief mix just a couple days after being optioned to Triple-A Buffalo. He tossed two scoreless innings against the White Sox in his big-league debut last Friday.

Estrada has allowed just five runs over 9 1/3 innings across four relief outings in the big leagues this season. He’ll be an up-and-down option for Toronto over the final two months.

Clase winds up requiring a trip to the injured list after being scratched from Tuesday’s lineup with foot discomfort. He’s likely facing a multi-week absence since plantar fasciitis can only really be addressed by extended rest.

Vinnie Pasquantino doubled to start the seventh, but it looked like he fell off the bag with the tag applied after an awkward slide into the second. The Giants, though, didn’t get the call, and Perez homered immediately afterwards to knock Landen Roupp out of the game. It was his 317th homer, trying him with George Brett for first place in Royals franchise history. Of course, both Perez and Brett hit all their homers for Kansas City. They’re tied with Adrián González for 142nd place on the all-time MLB list.

In what had been a scoreless game, Lugo allowed a run in the sixth and then two in the seventh, seemingly putting himself in line for a loss. However, the Royals came back with five in the bottom of the seventh and got Lugo his first win since June 19 and fourth in 21 starts this year. He’ll carry a 4.36 ERA into his next start in Minnesota.

Cruz, who stepped in with a two-run lead today after Daniel Lynch IV pitched a scoreless eighth, retired the other three batters he faced in the ninth. Cruz had just two holds in 32 appearances and has mostly worked in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings, so it was rather surprising to see him get the ninth today. Alex Lange was unavailable after working the previous two days, but Cruz still got the call over Lucas Erceg and Matt Strahm. Perhaps he’ll be next in line in the ninth if Lange’s inconsistency gets to be too much for the Royals.

Roupp got through six scoreless, but the Giants opted to stick with him with a 3-0 lead entering the bottom of the seventh. He gave up a double and a homer to start the inning, and after he was lifted, the Royals went on to score three more runs to take control of the game. It went as Roupp’s fifth no-decision of the year. In all five of those, he allowed one or two runs and recorded 17 or 18 outs, amounting to a 2.73 ERA. He’ll face the Brewers next.